Be Jesus Where You Can
What is wrong cannot be made right.
What is missing cannot be recovered.
-- Ecclesiastes
1:15 (NLT)
We’re accustomed to storms here in Alabama. They brew
up, sometimes quickly, and strike at random against those who are unfortunate
enough to be in their path.
It was just another day. Storms stirred up. Meteorologists
sounded the alarm, again and again and again. Sirens and weather radios and alerts.
The air was filled with sound as the winds picked up. The tornado made its
entrance, ripping apart homes and businesses and anything else in its path. An
E-4 the weather service would say later. Twenty-three people died. Numerous
others injured. People racked with sorrow and shock, clinging to what was no
longer there.
Their lives will never be the same. And it isn’t only
because of those who died. It isn’t because of the things that are gone. It’s
because they have known great fear and seen firsthand the futility of building
a life on what can vanish in an instant.
We store up for ourselves treasures. We focus and
judge and pretend we understand life. Really? We don’t have a clue.
Love God and love people. Don’t wait for a better day
or more time. Do good where you can. Stop trying to figure out if someone is
worthy or not. Simple love them and do what you can. Show kindness and
compassion. Lend a helping hand. Be generous. Life is short. And fleeting. Look
into your heart and live with it open wide. Be Jesus where you can.
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